Chapter 3
Biana
As the dance ended, I happened to glance at Tam. He was standing with Marella- Wait what? I let go of Dex's hand and turned toward them. Marella was leaning towards Tam, her elbow resting on the table. I couldn't entirely tell from where I was standing, but given Marella's personality and Tam's looks, I was sure she was flirting with him.
And he wasn't even doing anything!
Did he…like her back?
Oh no oh no oh no.
I took a few deep breaths, telling myself that Tam was just trying to be polite. But he seriously wasn't doing anything, and that was kind of worrying.
"Uh, Biana?" Dex asked, nudging me, "You okay?"
Oh- sorry," I turned to face him, "I need to go ask Linh something-"
I left hurriedly before he could ask any questions, because he did NOT need to know what I was about to ask Tam's sister.
Linh, Maruca, and Stina stood in a circle by the butterblasts table, talking and laughing. I approached them and Stina immediately noticed me.
"What do you want?" she snapped, as Linh and Maruca smiled at me and said hi.
"Linh, can I talk to you?" I glanced at Maruca and Stina. "In private?"
"Sure" Linh guided me to a corner of the room, and smiled, "What's up?"
"Well…" I bit my lip.
How am I supposed to say this?
I fidgeted with the gold bracelets that adorned my wrists, trying to word the question I needed to ask. "I-"
"It's fine," Linh said, giving me a sweet smile, "I know what you're going to ask. And it's not my secret to share. You should ask him, Biana. Not me. I don't want to ruin the moment."
Which was basically a "He likes you."
So.
Wow.
I probably looked crazy, standing there with my eyes wide and fixated on the floor. But…Tam liked me! Or maybe he didn't, and Linh was trying to trick me. But I couldn't see her doing something like that. So that meant…
TAM LIKED ME!